Credit: The Associated Press

Wake Forest's Devin Thomas, right, is fouled by Georgia Tech's Kammeon Holsey, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

Credit: The Associated Press

Wake Forest's C.J. Harris, center, drives between Georgia Tech's Chris Bolden, left, Mfon Udofia, second from left, and Kammeon Holsey, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Robert Carter Jr. hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds left, and Georgia Tech held off a last-chance shot by Wake Forest for a 57-56 victory on Saturday.

Marcus Georges-Hunt finished with 16 points, Daniel Miller had 15 and Carter 10 for the Yellow Jackets (14-10, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed most of the second half after leading by three points at the halftime break.